Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-05
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Logan Fund-SherriIrs Death-Of
Interest to California.


WASHINGTON, January y4th.-Considerabl
curiosity is felt by the Republican Senators
to know what Senator Stanford, of Califor-
mia, will do for Mrs. Logan. He was ap-
preached with a subscription paper re-
Gently and replied that he had never signed
subscription in his life, and did not pro-
pose to begin now. He said that General
Logan was very dear friend, and that he
entertained a very high regard for Mrs.
Logan. Mrs. Stanford, he added, felt quite
as badly to hear of General Logan's death
as be did. He said further that he knew
the General died poor, but that Mrs Logan
should not suffer. He intimated that in
good time and in his own way ne would
add his gift to those of other citizens for
Mrs. Logan's relief.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania is an
other wealthy man who declined to sign
the subscription. He said that Mrs. Logan
would hear from him at the proper time,
he hoped, in satisfactory manner, and in
way that would do her just as much good
as if his name was printed in the newspa-
pers with the others. Senator Cameron
holds General Logan's notes for money
loaned to the amount, it is said of about
S2,500. He may make the widow present
of them cancelled.
THE DECEASED RAILROAD AGENT.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-Charles H.
Sherill, Agent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company in Washington, who
died suddenly of heart disease this morn
ing, had been in the employ of the COM
pany here at a salary of $4,000 per annum
for about fifteen years. By lucky specula-
ton he had amassed fortune. Governor
Stanford said to-day met Sheriff. about
twenty-five years ago, when he was rail
road contractor in New York Sherill was
warm friend Of my brothers. In some
respects be was remarkable man. He had
a knack of finding out everything that re-
lated to bills in which railroads were in
terested, and his judgment of men and
measures was seldom wrong. His pre-
dictions of what committees and Congress
would do with our bills were invariably
correct. He never allowed himself to be-
come involved in interests outside of those
he was employed TO represent. Sheriff. was
well known on the Pacific coast"
A COMPLAINT FROM Los ANGELES.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-The Signal
Service ceased sending special weather
reports from San Francisco TO Los Angeles
on the 1st inst, giving as the reason re-
duced appropriations. The fruit growers
in Southern California feel the loss of this
service very keenly. If the special service
must be curtailed, owing to reduced appro-
priations, the reduction can be made else
where without so great injury as will fol.
low in the case of Southern California.
MARE ISLAND MARINE BARRACKS.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-Representa-
tive McKenna made an argument before
the House Committee on Naval Affairs to-
day in support of an appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of a marine bar
racks at Mare Island navy yard.
cURIos1TIEs FROM CALIFORNIA.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-Professor
Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution, has
finished his annual report for 1856. OF
California he says: "a considerable
amount of work has been done, especially
by Lieutenant P. II. Ray, formerly in
charge of the Point Barrow expedition.
This officer, with a thorough knowledge of
what is desired, made an extlemely,valu-
able collection, illustrating the manners
and customs of the Hoopa Indians, of
whom he had charge. and his contribution
is one of the most interesting yet made to
the galleries of the National Museum. A
somewhat similar collection, although not
so extensive, was made by Loren w. Green.
of the fish-hatching station at Baird, Cal.
They include especially a number of In
uidI1 DONo anu ttiIOMS, ttC'l Will dp ppulutus
used in constructing them, including a full
set of instruments for making stone ar
row-points Mr.. Townsend also made ex-
tensive explorations of the coast of Cali
fornia, especially at Humboldt. He OBJ
tained various statistics in regard to the
fisheries of that region, and made many
important collections for the National
Museum"
THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA LINE.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-Senator
Stanford says the Southern Pacific Com
pany will probably soon comein possession
of the Oregon and California Railroad,
which extends from Portland southwark
through the Willamette valley toward the
California and Oregon line. The road is in
the hands of q receiver, and the fact that
its control TO the extent of its sale is not in
a few hands has delayed the transfer of it
to the Southern Pacific, but negotiations
have been successfully carried on for some
time, aud unless some unforeseen obstacle
arises the Southern Pacific will get the
road. Among the feeders that it is pro-
posed to build to the Southern Pacific in
California is line from Willows to Hum
boldt county.
THE CITRTIS FAIR